{Sunday Poll: That Little Annoying Light}

I hate getting in the car and the little annoying petrol light blinks on.  It always seems to happen whenever I want the car. (Yes, we're a one car couple!)

Do you live dangerously and wait until the light comes on to fill the car up/put some petrol in?  We do all the time!  I get annoyed at having to get petrol again so soon after just filling it up a week ago.  It sure doesn't last long - and its so expensive.  Gone are the days of having my first little car and having to dig around for $25 to fill it up.  Nowadays its more like $70 to fill - and we only have a small car!

A few Christmas's ago hubby won a few 20% off fuel vouchers through his work.  They came in very handy, especially at that time of year.  We sent one to his parents and one to my parents.  When I asked my mum about it, she said she used it and got half a tank.  WTF???  Apparently now that they are in their retirement years, they panic when the arrow points to half, and then rush to the petrol station to fill the car back up.  I don't get it.  Half a tank is still enough petrol to do quite a few kilometers over a few days.  And whats the point of getting 20% off the price of half a tank  - wouldn't it make more sense to use that special voucher when you filled up the car completely?

So todays poll question:  When do you fill your tank with fuel?  When its half way, or when its nearly dried up like I do?

{Five Favourites For Friday}

This week iheart...

*  How sweet are these Clam Shell books! Made by Etsy seller Odelae -  See the full story here.

*  A seashell house - in France?  Oh yes please! (as seen on Completely Coastal)

* Currently obsessing over everything in Kara Rosenlund's  NEW Travelling Wares on-line shop

* With the rise in humidity in Far North Queensland, ready for the Wet Season, I'm thinking I will have to make this DIY Bleach Splattered Dress by Julie Ann Art.

* Knitting with wire.  Yes, wire! (pictured below) Check out more beautiful creations on the Nicety Live Journal.

{iheartsunnydays: Feeling Loved at Shorely Chic}

Just a quicky today.  Something terribly exciting happened last night and I wanted you all to know!!

I was featured by the beautiful Liz of Shorely Chic.

Go there now and see what lovely things Liz says about me!  I'm quite chuffed and honoured that I am one of Liz's favourite Instagrammers (yes - my head is big today!!)

And while you're there you'll have to check out Liz's Etsy shop too - jam packed with with coastal/beachy goodness.  What can be cooler than chevron AND flamingos?  NOTHING!  Thats why I have my eye on one of these iPhone cases made by Liz and available here

{Fairy Lights & Shiny Things}

If you happen to follow me on Pinterest, read my Five Favourites For Friday, or know me personally, you would know I have a love of fairy lights and shiny things! 

I have so many fairy lights sitting in the cupboard for Christmas time (and a few around the house that I turn on every now and then) so when I came across this brilliant tutorial for DIY Marquee Lights by Sugar&Cloth featured on Grey Likes Nesting, I knew I just had to give it a try.

Last week, there was a bit of excitement around here as Cairns finally got their own Masters hardware store.  I love this store!  Well, at Masters they have a range of wallpaper, including designs from the Laura Ashley range.  You might say - yeah, but what has that got to do with marquee lights?  Well, I'm glad you asked!  Masters let you take a 20cm SAMPLE of their wallpaper range.  How cool is that? (I won't tell you how many different samples I've already taken!)  So I used one of these samples to use in my marquee lights.

I also bought one of those cardboard letters from the discount store and used some battery operated lights that were sitting in the cupboard.  All up I spent a total of $3.00, which was for the cardboard letter.  So not only was my marquee letter easy to make, it was also so cheap.  Gotta love that right?

(supplies:  cardboard letter, fairy lights, pencil, eraser, ruler, stanley knife, coin.  And glue, not pictured)

First I cut the backside of the letter off, and then covered the remaining with the wallpaper sample.  I used just normal glue to stick the two together.  After waiting for the glue to dry, I then followed the instructions to cut holes for the fairy lights from the tutorial here.  Shove the bulbs through the holes and WooHoo:

My own little Marquee letter, made by me!  Finally a DIY I've done that isn't a total disaster!!

 

Linking up with the Say G'day Saturday linky party held by the wonderful Natasha of NatashaInOz.

{Five Favourites For Friday}

This week iheart...

* Spring is here and I'm loving Jake Evans Flora Sway project (pictured above).

* A Beach House in South Africa - stunning. (Via French By Design)

* I fell in love with Plumo (found via 79ideas blog)

* Two DIY's to try - mini Polaroid charm by Ambrosia Creative.  (Full Tutorial on dotcomsformoms.)   And its only 16 weeks until Christmas!  How about these DIY Ombre Ornaments by Ambrosia Creative.

* Loving this print by wickedpaper on Etsy.

Ok, so that was 6 things iheart this week!  Have a great weekend :)